The Agenda for Corporate Climate Adaptation
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Check In & Welcome Coffee
Opening
FOCUS 1: CLIMATE REALISM: THE RISKS ARE REALITY
To establish a shared understanding that physical climate risks are no longer future scenarios but operating conditions. This session creates intellectual clarity and emotional readiness for strategic adaptation.
Beyond optimism: What the climate trajectory & tipping points really mean
Ina Karabasz, Handelsblatt in conversation with
What +3°C costs your business – A corporate reality check
Ina Karabasz, Handelsblatt in conversation with
Seen from Space, Felt in the Balance Sheet: What Satellite Data Reveals About Your Physical Risk
Coffee Break & Networking
The EU’s Climate Resilience Agenda: From Policy to Preparedness and Adaptation
Ina Karabasz, Handelsblatt in conversation with
From climate targets to adaptation action – What politics can and cannot deliver
Aileen Bunte, Handelsblatt in conversation with
Audience Interaction
- What emotion dominates your organization’s response to climate risk?
- Where do you still sense avoidance or paralysis?
Moderation
The adaptation market is here – Who’s capturing it? A global innovation outlook
Q&A with Aileen Bunte, Handelsblatt to follow
Adaptation Tech Award
Moderation
Lunch
Executive Lunch
From Carbon Footprint to Climate Loss Footprint – Making adaptation a business decision
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FOCUS 2: ADAPTATION IN PRACTICE – FROM PILOTS TO SCALE
Move from awareness to operational excellence. Showcase governance, supply chain, technology and valuation approaches that are already being implemented.
Moving Climate Adaptation from Reassurance to Resilience: Best Practices and Recommendations
Introduction
Moderation
Insight Sessions
Governance & Strategy Embedding adaptation into leadership, KPIs and decision structures TRACK B
Operations, Assets & Supply Chains Protecting assets and operations under physical stress TRACK C
Technology, Design & Investment Scaling adaptation solutions TRACK D
Pathway to Resilience The new Adaptation Exchange Toolbox, applied
Governance & Strategy Making adaptation a board-level responsibility 14:30 – 15:25
Operations, Assets & Supply Chains When climate hits operations: Stress-Testing sites, suppliers and logistics 14:30 – 15:25
Technology, Design & Investment How Climate Resilience Becomes a Valuation Factor 14:30 – 15:25
Pathway to Resilience Maturity Assessment: Start with a shared understanding 14:30 – 15:25 More information
Maturity Assessment: Start with a shared understanding
How it can help you to focus on the right priorities and align your adaptation goals with your stakeholders. Get to know our tested tool and use it for your organization, too.
Governance & Strategy KPIs, incentives & accoun- tability for adaptation 15:30 – 16:25
Operations, Assets & Supply Chains Heat, Flood, Drought: How Insurers Quantify What Companies Underestimate 15:30 – 16:25
Technology, Design & Investment Networking Space: Connect, Exchange & Reflect 15:30 – 16:25
Pathway to Resilience Business Case: Make adaptation investable in your organization 15:30 – 16:25 More information
Business Case: Make adaptation investable in your organization
How to convince your CFO to invest more and why (it´s about cash flow). Get to know our tested tool and use it for your organization, too.
Governance & Strategy Resilience governance: How leading companies build institutional climate readiness 16:50 – 17:45
Operations, Assets & Supply Chains Meet the People Behind Your Supply Chain: A Playbook for Business Adaptation 16:50 – 17:45
Technology, Design & Investment 2027 Will be the Hottest Year Ever: How Can You Communicate Risk to be a Catalyst for Climate Resilience? 16:50 – 17:45
Pathway to Resilience Adaptation Stack: Build your solutions portfolio 16:50 – 17:45 More information
Adaptation Stack: Build your solutions portfolio
Build your adaptation solutions portfolio with impact – with >250 solutions at your fingertips.
Get to know our tested tool and use it for your organization, too.
Common ground – What are the patterns of successful corporate adaptation measures
Track facilitators, incl. Adaptation Exchange representative
Moderation
Doomsters´ Drinks, Dinner & Dance
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Check In & Welcome Coffee
Reflection on Day 1
Moderation
FOCUS 3: THE ADAPTATION ECONOMY – WHERE CAPITAL MEETS CLIMATE
Finance is the decisive lever for climate adaptation — yet capital is not moving at the scale required. This block explores how investment frameworks, public-private partnerships and financial market dynamics need to shift to turn adaptation into an economic opportunity.
Planning for a world that doesn’t exist yet: KPIs for the Climate-Adapted company
Q&A with Aileen Bunte, Handelsblatt to follow
The Economics of Resilience: Why Adaptation Creates Long-Term Value
Next: Interview with Aileen Bunte, Handelsblatt
Building Resilience at Scale – Is the Private Sector Actually Delivering?
Ina Karabasz, Handelsblatt in conversation with
Coffee break & Networking
The Economics of Adaptation: Key Findings from the Adaptation Economy Index
Making the Adaptation Economy tangible: What It Takes Beyond Capital
Ina Karabasz, Handelsblatt in conversation with
Which industry/Sector needs to adapt the most in 2027 and why?
Moderation
+ 6 topic moderators
Key Actions for Corporate Climate Adaptation
Format: All 6 moderators report back
Moderation
Award Ceremony
Wrap up / Reflection
Moderation